Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Thursday, July 8, 2010
MUSIC FEST - TANJUNG SIMPANG MENGAYAU
What can I say? Congratulations to Sri Pelancongan Sabah (subsidiary of Sabah Tourism Board) for making the event a successful yet a memorable one.
Arrived quite (not quite but very!) late actually - 5.45pm! and I bet we missed most of the exciting event - the orchestra by the Jesselton Orchestra (hope I got the group name correct! hehe). But nevertheless, I did enjoyed their musical performances apart from Miss Clarice Petrus sang us a few song (a Malay song that I forgot the title and a very popular song - You Raise Me Up) - She does have a great vocal technique and goosebumps all over me when she belted the "You Raise Me Up" - it did raised me up! haha)
By the time we arrived, the road heads to the Tip of Borneo was so congested and eventhough we have this sticker stated "Parking A", guess it's for VIP, we still have trouble in accessing the parking area. some people just don't understand that they are not allowed to enter centain zone without the pass or maybe the RELA didn't explain it well to the public.
Anyway, the view was spectacular (almost sunset!) and the area has totally changed from nothing to something that the state can be proud of! and I am proud of Tip of Borneo Personally! bravo! bravo!. - We don't need a CASINO! to lure tourist to visit our blessed state, Sabah.
This is my first time to witness such event and I am sincerely grateful for the opportunity to witness such melodic and breathtaking music played by the orchestra (who was that little guy?! he played confidently! :) )
By the way, I thought the sunset is going to be a blast! of the event. Unfortunately NOT! blame the clouds that time... :)
Here some pictures that I managed to capture with my not so famous Sony Alpha:
Jeff Ignacio
Arrived quite (not quite but very!) late actually - 5.45pm! and I bet we missed most of the exciting event - the orchestra by the Jesselton Orchestra (hope I got the group name correct! hehe). But nevertheless, I did enjoyed their musical performances apart from Miss Clarice Petrus sang us a few song (a Malay song that I forgot the title and a very popular song - You Raise Me Up) - She does have a great vocal technique and goosebumps all over me when she belted the "You Raise Me Up" - it did raised me up! haha)
By the time we arrived, the road heads to the Tip of Borneo was so congested and eventhough we have this sticker stated "Parking A", guess it's for VIP, we still have trouble in accessing the parking area. some people just don't understand that they are not allowed to enter centain zone without the pass or maybe the RELA didn't explain it well to the public.
Anyway, the view was spectacular (almost sunset!) and the area has totally changed from nothing to something that the state can be proud of! and I am proud of Tip of Borneo Personally! bravo! bravo!. - We don't need a CASINO! to lure tourist to visit our blessed state, Sabah.
This is my first time to witness such event and I am sincerely grateful for the opportunity to witness such melodic and breathtaking music played by the orchestra (who was that little guy?! he played confidently! :) )
By the way, I thought the sunset is going to be a blast! of the event. Unfortunately NOT! blame the clouds that time... :)
Here some pictures that I managed to capture with my not so famous Sony Alpha:
Jeff Ignacio
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
20 PERKARA PERJANJIAN SABAH MENYERTAI MALAYSIA
20 Perkara Perjanjian Sabah Menyertai Malaysia
History
The agreement was written for the main purpose of safeguarding the interests, rights, and the autonomy of the people of Sabah upon entering the federation of Malaysia. It was originally envisaged that Sabah be one of the four entities in the federation, the others being Malaya, Singapore, and Sarawak. However as times passed, Sabah and Sarawak has ended up being merely one of the 13 states in the federation.
The position today
There has been numerous calls for the agreement to be reviewed to take into account social, economic, and political changes over time.[2]
The agreement
Point 1: Religion
While there was no objection to Islam being the national religion of Malaysia there should be no State religion in North Borneo, and the provisions relating to Islam in the present Constitution of Malaya should not apply to North Borneo
Point 2: Language
a. Malay should be the national language of the Federation
b. English should continue to be used for a period of 10 years after Malaysia Day
c. English should be an official language of North Borneo for all purposes, State or Federal, without limitation of time.
Point 3: Constitution
Whilst accepting that the present Constitution of the Federation of Malaya should form the basis of the Constitution of Malaysia, the Constitution of Malaysia should be a completely new document drafted and agreed in the light of a free association of states and should not be a series of amendments to a Constitution drafted and agreed by different states in totally different circumstances. A new Constitution for North Borneo (Sabah) was of course essential.
Point 4: Head of Federation
The Head of State in North Borneo should not be eligible for election as Head of the Federation
Point 5: Name of Federation
“Malaysia” but not “Melayu Raya”
Point 6: Immigration
Control over immigration into any part of Malaysia from outside should rest with the Central Government but entry into North Borneo should also require the approval of the State Government. The Federal Government should not be able to veto the entry of persons into North Borneo for State Government purposes except on strictly security grounds. North Borneo should have unfettered control over the movements of persons other than those in Federal Government employ from other parts of Malaysia into North Borneo.
Point 7: Right of Secession
There should be no right to secede from the Federation
Point 8: Borneanisation
Borneanisation of the public service should proceed as quickly as possible.
Point 9: British Officers
Every effort should be made to encourage British Officers to remain in the public service until their places can be taken by suitably qualified people from North Borneo
Point 10: Citizenship
The recommendation in paragraph 148(k) of the Report of the Cobbold Commission should govern the citizenship rights in the Federation of North Borneo subject to the following amendments:
a) sub-paragraph (i) should not contain the proviso as to five years residence
b) in order to tie up with our law, sub-paragraph (ii)(a) should read “7 out of 10 years” instead of “8 out of 10 years”
c) sub-paragraph (iii) should not contain any restriction tied to the citizenship of parents – a person born in North Borneo after Malaysia must be federal citizen.
Point 11: Tariffs and Finance
North Borneo should retain control of its own finance, development and tariff, and should have the right to work up its own taxation and to raise loans on its own credit.
Point 12: Special position of indigenous races
In principle, the indigenous races of North Borneo should enjoy special rights analogous to those enjoyed by Malays in Malaya, but the present Malays’ formula in this regard is not necessarily applicable in North Borneo
Point 13: State Government
a) the Prime Minister should be elected by unofficial members of Legislative Council
b) There should be a proper Ministerial system in North Borneo
Point 14: Transitional period
This should be seven years and during such period legislative power must be left with the State of North Borneo by the Constitution and not be merely delegated to the State Government by the Federal Government
Point 15: Education
The existing educational system of North Borneo should be maintained and for this reason it should be under state control
Point 16: Constitutional safeguards
No amendment modification or withdrawal of any special safeguard granted to North Borneo should be made by the Central Government without the positive concurrence of the Government of the State of North Borneo
The power of amending the Constitution of the State of North Borneo should belong exclusively to the people in the state. (Note: The United Party, The Democratic Party and the Pasok Momogun Party considered that a three-fourth majority would be required in order to effect any amendment to the Federal and State Constitutions whereas the UNKO and USNO considered a two-thirds majority would be sufficient)
Point 17: Representation in Federal Parliament
This should take account not only of the population of North Borneo but also of its seize and potentialities and in any case should not be less than that of Singapore
Point 18: Name of Head of State
Yang di-Pertua Negara
Point 19: Name of State
Sabah
Point 20: Land, Forests, Local Government, etc.
The provisions in the Constitution of the Federation in respect of the powers of the National Land Council should not apply in North Borneo. Likewise, the National Council for Local Government should not apply in North Borneo.
Sumber:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20-point_agreement_(Sabah)
History
The agreement was written for the main purpose of safeguarding the interests, rights, and the autonomy of the people of Sabah upon entering the federation of Malaysia. It was originally envisaged that Sabah be one of the four entities in the federation, the others being Malaya, Singapore, and Sarawak. However as times passed, Sabah and Sarawak has ended up being merely one of the 13 states in the federation.
The position today
There has been numerous calls for the agreement to be reviewed to take into account social, economic, and political changes over time.[2]
The agreement
Point 1: Religion
While there was no objection to Islam being the national religion of Malaysia there should be no State religion in North Borneo, and the provisions relating to Islam in the present Constitution of Malaya should not apply to North Borneo
Point 2: Language
a. Malay should be the national language of the Federation
b. English should continue to be used for a period of 10 years after Malaysia Day
c. English should be an official language of North Borneo for all purposes, State or Federal, without limitation of time.
Point 3: Constitution
Whilst accepting that the present Constitution of the Federation of Malaya should form the basis of the Constitution of Malaysia, the Constitution of Malaysia should be a completely new document drafted and agreed in the light of a free association of states and should not be a series of amendments to a Constitution drafted and agreed by different states in totally different circumstances. A new Constitution for North Borneo (Sabah) was of course essential.
Point 4: Head of Federation
The Head of State in North Borneo should not be eligible for election as Head of the Federation
Point 5: Name of Federation
“Malaysia” but not “Melayu Raya”
Point 6: Immigration
Control over immigration into any part of Malaysia from outside should rest with the Central Government but entry into North Borneo should also require the approval of the State Government. The Federal Government should not be able to veto the entry of persons into North Borneo for State Government purposes except on strictly security grounds. North Borneo should have unfettered control over the movements of persons other than those in Federal Government employ from other parts of Malaysia into North Borneo.
Point 7: Right of Secession
There should be no right to secede from the Federation
Point 8: Borneanisation
Borneanisation of the public service should proceed as quickly as possible.
Point 9: British Officers
Every effort should be made to encourage British Officers to remain in the public service until their places can be taken by suitably qualified people from North Borneo
Point 10: Citizenship
The recommendation in paragraph 148(k) of the Report of the Cobbold Commission should govern the citizenship rights in the Federation of North Borneo subject to the following amendments:
a) sub-paragraph (i) should not contain the proviso as to five years residence
b) in order to tie up with our law, sub-paragraph (ii)(a) should read “7 out of 10 years” instead of “8 out of 10 years”
c) sub-paragraph (iii) should not contain any restriction tied to the citizenship of parents – a person born in North Borneo after Malaysia must be federal citizen.
Point 11: Tariffs and Finance
North Borneo should retain control of its own finance, development and tariff, and should have the right to work up its own taxation and to raise loans on its own credit.
Point 12: Special position of indigenous races
In principle, the indigenous races of North Borneo should enjoy special rights analogous to those enjoyed by Malays in Malaya, but the present Malays’ formula in this regard is not necessarily applicable in North Borneo
Point 13: State Government
a) the Prime Minister should be elected by unofficial members of Legislative Council
b) There should be a proper Ministerial system in North Borneo
Point 14: Transitional period
This should be seven years and during such period legislative power must be left with the State of North Borneo by the Constitution and not be merely delegated to the State Government by the Federal Government
Point 15: Education
The existing educational system of North Borneo should be maintained and for this reason it should be under state control
Point 16: Constitutional safeguards
No amendment modification or withdrawal of any special safeguard granted to North Borneo should be made by the Central Government without the positive concurrence of the Government of the State of North Borneo
The power of amending the Constitution of the State of North Borneo should belong exclusively to the people in the state. (Note: The United Party, The Democratic Party and the Pasok Momogun Party considered that a three-fourth majority would be required in order to effect any amendment to the Federal and State Constitutions whereas the UNKO and USNO considered a two-thirds majority would be sufficient)
Point 17: Representation in Federal Parliament
This should take account not only of the population of North Borneo but also of its seize and potentialities and in any case should not be less than that of Singapore
Point 18: Name of Head of State
Yang di-Pertua Negara
Point 19: Name of State
Sabah
Point 20: Land, Forests, Local Government, etc.
The provisions in the Constitution of the Federation in respect of the powers of the National Land Council should not apply in North Borneo. Likewise, the National Council for Local Government should not apply in North Borneo.
Sumber:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20-point_agreement_(Sabah)
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Monday, December 21, 2009
Pengalaman Berharga
Ya.. sememangnya pengalaman yang berharga menghadiri "Vocal Workshop" yang dikendalikan oleh salah seorang guru vokal tersohor negara yang lebih dikenali sebagai Cikgu Shafi (Alah! Guru Vokal Teknikal dalam Akademi Fantasia tu)....hehe
Banyak perkara baru dapat dipelajari dalam waktu yang singkat (10 pagi - 6 petang) kelmarin (20 Disember 2009). Sebenarnya, teknikal sangat penting! supaya kita dapat menyanyi dengan lebih baik. Bukan mudah menjadi seorang penyanyi kerana terlalu banyak aspek yang harus dijaga dan perbaiki.
Apapun, pengalaman yang saya perolehi akan saya jadikan bekalan (hehe) untuk memperbaiki diri dari segala aspek nyanyian.
Lepas ni, mau rajin-rajin jaga diet, kurangkan makanan berlemak, bersenam selalu dan menjaga suara. Tiada lagi istilah "bulan madu" sekiranya tiada aktiviti nyanyian. DISIPLIN!!
Regards,
Jeff
Banyak perkara baru dapat dipelajari dalam waktu yang singkat (10 pagi - 6 petang) kelmarin (20 Disember 2009). Sebenarnya, teknikal sangat penting! supaya kita dapat menyanyi dengan lebih baik. Bukan mudah menjadi seorang penyanyi kerana terlalu banyak aspek yang harus dijaga dan perbaiki.
Apapun, pengalaman yang saya perolehi akan saya jadikan bekalan (hehe) untuk memperbaiki diri dari segala aspek nyanyian.
Lepas ni, mau rajin-rajin jaga diet, kurangkan makanan berlemak, bersenam selalu dan menjaga suara. Tiada lagi istilah "bulan madu" sekiranya tiada aktiviti nyanyian. DISIPLIN!!
Regards,
Jeff
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